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KEGQ · Emmetsburg Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KEGQ FAA EGQ Elev 1,205 ft Lat 43° 6.12' N Lon 94° 42.28' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,401 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 136.7° 3,401 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.01%
31 316.7° 3,401 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.01%
04 44.7° 2,537 ft 120 ft GRS No —
22 224.7° 2,537 ft 120 ft GRS No —
17 180° 2,157 ft 150 ft GRS No —
35 360° 2,157 ft 150 ft GRS No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 127.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KEGQ on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·IOWA 49 EMMETSBURG MUNI (EGQ)(KEGQ) 1 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N43º06.12´ W94º42.27´ 1206 B NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 13–31: H3401X60 (CONC) S–29 PCN 5 R/C/W/U MIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: 2537X120 (TURF) RWY 04: Road.
  • ·RWY 17–35: 2157X150 (TURF) RWY 17: Tree.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 13–31, REIL Rwy 13 and Rwy 31, and PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 04, Rwy 22, Rwy 17 and Rwy 35 thlds and sides marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 712-852-4030
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·SPENCER (VL) (L) VORW/DME 115.15 SPW Chan 98(Y) N43º09.73´ W95º12.06´ 094º 22.1 NM to fld. 1335/5E.
  • ·ESTHERVILLE MUNI (EST)(KEST) 4 E UTC–6(–5DT) N43º24.45´ W94º44.78´ 1319 B NOTAM FILE EST RWY 16–34: H4797X75 (CONC) S–11 MIRL RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 06–24: 2989X90 (TURF) RWY 24: Road.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 16–34; REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 16 REIL are omnidirectional.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 712–362–2761.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 712-362-2761
  • ·ASOS 121.425 (712) 362–7250.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.975 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·FAIRMONT (DH) DME 114.25 FNX Chan 89(Y) N43º38.27´ W94º24.79´ 227º 20.1 NM to fld. 1214.
  • ·OMAHA L–12I IAP OMAHA L–12I IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 6,900 ops in 1990

2024 total

2,500

10-yr total

23,750

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1985-09-08 Cessna 172 M · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 19 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 19 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 60 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 67 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 72 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 72 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 72 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 80 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 89 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 92 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Norman Jay Hartsock Laurens IA 17 nm
Mark William Schnell Terril IA 17 nm
Roy Hans Jensen Lone Rock IA 18 nm
Ronald Leroy Duer Estherville IA 19 nm
Paul Abrams Slaughter Estherville IA 19 nm
Scott Thomas Benjamin Estherville IA 19 nm
Christopher James Hayward Rolfe IA 19 nm
Jane Ann Berg Milford IA 24 nm
Aaron John Albright Milford IA 24 nm
Max Davis Mason Arnolds Park IA 24 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Clifford Olson Emmetsburg IA 1 nm
Alan Wayne Roberts Emmetsburg IA 1 nm
Brian Joseph Rezabek Emmetsburg IA 1 nm
Jacob Daniel Weeks Cylinder IA 7 nm
Chad Allen Meyer Whittemore IA 13 nm
Terry Gene Osher Wallingford IA 14 nm
Terry Lee Hainzinger Fenton IA 14 nm
Joel L Schmidt West Bend IA 14 nm
Brent Allen Gearhart West Bend IA 14 nm
Jason Aaron Aschenbrenner Laurens IA 17 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 22 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 68 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 94 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 94 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 94 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 99 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 118 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 138 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 138 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 154 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.